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The burden of diabetic foot ulcers
The American Journal of Surgery, 1998Lower extremity ulcers represent a major concern for patients with diabetes and for those who treat them, from both a quality of life and an economic standpoint. Studies to evaluate quality of life have shown that patients with foot ulcers have decreased physical, emotional, and social function.
G E, Reiber, B A, Lipsky, G W, Gibbons
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Infections in diabetic foot ulcerations
Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2003Diabetic foot complications are the largest nontraumatic cause of lower extremity amputations, accounting for almost 90,000 amputations per year. Most of these amputations are the result of infections caused by ulcerations of the foot that are not recognized or treated in an appropriate and timely fashion.
Warren S., Joseph, James S., Tan
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The causes and management of foot ulceration
Nursing Standard, 2002Managing foot ulceration is a challenge for all concerned. This article argues that the key to successful management of ulceration lies with the accurate identification of the underlying cause of the ulcer and consideration of the additional factors that are likely to impair healing.
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1979
Publisher Summary This chapter explains the symptoms and reasons for ulceration of foot. Perforating ulcer of the foot usually occurs under the ball of the great toe, but may appear on the outer side of the sole. Pressure associated with local vascular changes, disorders of the central nervous system that cause analgesia of the part, and trophic ...
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Publisher Summary This chapter explains the symptoms and reasons for ulceration of foot. Perforating ulcer of the foot usually occurs under the ball of the great toe, but may appear on the outer side of the sole. Pressure associated with local vascular changes, disorders of the central nervous system that cause analgesia of the part, and trophic ...
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The Pathway to Foot Ulceration in Diabetes
Medical Clinics of North America, 2013It should now be possible to achieve a reduction in the incidence of foot ulceration and amputations as knowledge about pathways that result in both these events increases. However, despite the universal use of patient education and the hope of reducing the incidence of ulcers in high-risk patients, there are no appropriately designed large, randomized
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Assessing the Risk of Foot Ulcers
Home Healthcare Nurse: The Journal for the Home Care and Hospice Professional, 1998Home care nurses are in an ideal position to screen clients and assess their risk of developing foot-related problems, including ulcers. An increased awareness of the potential serious consequences of foot ulcers together with agency assessment and practice guidelines, will help nurses prevent foot-related problems.
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Debridement of diabetic foot ulcers
2002Foot ulceration is thought to affect 15% of people with diabetes at some time in their lives.The aim of this review is to assess the evidence for the effectiveness of debridement as a treatment for diabetic foot ulcers.Searches of electronic databases, hand searching journals, bibliographies and identification of unpublished work by written ...
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Studies on leg and foot ulcers.
Acta dermato-venereologica. Supplementum, 1988The medical records of patients with leg and foot ulcers caused by vascular disorders were investigated in Göteborg in 1980. The prevalence was estimated to be about 0.3%. The median age of all patients was 73 years. Sixty per cent of the patients were women.
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